Wednesday, March 02, 2016

7.9M Indian Ocean Quake: Tsunami Watch Issued

7.9M Credit USGS

UPDATED: Australia has cancelled their coastal Tsunami warning, but it remains in effect- at least for now - for the Cocos and Christmas Islands. Based on the magnitude, any tsunami generated is likely to be small.

#11,083

A major, very shallow (10km) earthquake has struck the Indian Ocean about 500 miles south of Sumatra, and a tsunami watch has been issued for Western Australia.

At this point no tsunami has been observed, and this is just a watch. I've no word on warnings for the island of Sumatra.

This is an Indian Ocean event, and given its magnitude, should pose no threat to interests in the Pacific.

TSUNAMI WATCH NUMBER 1 FOR AUSTRALIA Issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) at 12:12 AM AEDT onThursday 03 March 2016********************************************************************************